Latitude and longitude of 2009 West Africa floods
- In Burkina Faso
Satellite map of 2009 West Africa floods
The 2009 West Africa floods are a natural disaster that began in June 2009 as a consequence of exceptionally heavy seasonal rainfall in large areas of West Africa. Several rivers, including the Pendjari, Niger, Volta and Senegal rivers, broke their banks, causing destruction of houses, bridges, roads and crops. The floods are reported to have affected 940,000 people across 12 countries, including Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, Guinea, and caused the deaths of at least 193 people.
Latitude: 12° 20' 59.99" N
Longitude: -1° 31' 59.99" W
Nearest city to this article: Ouagadougou
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